To celebrate this Fourth of July, let's take a look at each state's home run king, along with Washington D.C.'s.

The “presidential lean” of a state can, over time, tell us something about how it is trending.— Though 2004 and 2024 produced similar topline national results, there has been some significant change ...

State mobilization has been approved for the 400-acre Texas Ferry Fire burning near Bonnie Lake. According to the Washington ...

Fire District 3 is asking people to avoid the area near South Texas Ferry Road while fire crews work to tackle the flames.

DEMOCRATIC PARTY LEADERS ACKNOWLEDGE that their path to taking back the Senate in 2026 is incredibly steep. In my own ...

Analysis shows EPA rollbacks of the HON rule would put overburdened communities at risk and benefit chemical plants that ...

Homeowners in Louisiana and Florida face the highest estimated annual losses per person from natural disasters, a new report ...

Walmart, the giant store with 138 retail locations across Louisiana in cities such as Lafayette, Lake Charles, Shreveport, ...

In a world where everything seems to cost more than it should, Blanco State Park stands as a refreshing reminder that some of life’s greatest pleasures remain remarkably affordable. The park sits ...

Big Bend Ranch State Park stretches across a massive expanse of the Chihuahuan Desert, hugging the Rio Grande and offering landscapes so dramatic they look like they were designed by Mother Nature ...

Wealthy Texans would benefit heavily from President Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," getting new tax breaks of little use to ...

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